If you haven’t seen the PSA video from Great Britain on YouTube, “Texting While Driving,” you should.

It is a horrible, graphic enactment of a very real problem, and anyone who operates a moving vehicle should watch it.

It is extremely urgent to effectively ban the use of cell phones, especially texting, when planes, trains, and automobiles are in motion. Cell-phone use while driving may already be against the law in many states, yet so many people are still abusing them, and it is almost impossible to detect “texters” from a patrol car.

There must be a way to block cellular service around the immediate area of the steering column while a vehicle is operating so it only prohibits the driver’s use, yet allows passengers the privilege.

Our cellular providers should be mandated to provide this protection for the safety of all.

In the meantime, let’s all hear the message of this video and not allow the destruction of any more lives due to our incessant need for 24/7 communication.

If nothing else is done, we can at least take on a responsibility to educate each other about the dangers of cell-phone use while operating a vehicle.